Declan Chidlow
(they/them)Pronounced "Deck-lan"
Front-End Developer & Writer | Design & Implementation | HTML, CSS
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Career: 3
Freelance · Hybrid
Applying technical and design expertise on contract basis for organisations ranging from small local businesses and indie studios to large global enterprises. Covering the full gamut and working with teams as a web platform specialist.
Written for major industry publications including Piccalilli, CSS-Tricks, and Smashing Magazine.
Assorted work at a user-first chat application, helping it grow and scale from under 100K users to far beyond a million.
https://vale.rocks/portfolio/stoat
Established an independent tech-support business catering specifically to elderly and technologically inexperienced clientele. Services were offered both physically and remotely, with outreach via print advertising, which was optimal for reaching the target audience.
Talks & sessions: 1
Newly Acquired Powers of the Web Platform
DDD Perth · Oct 3, 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia · Presenter · In person
Publications: 78
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Antiquated HTML Snippets and Artefacts
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The AT Protocol Harkens An Old Web Ethos
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Web Browsers on Video Game Consoles
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It's All Just Trees With Web Origami
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China’s Parallel Web Behind the Wall
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Beyond the Square and Under the Rug
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Stay Away From Accessibility Overlays
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You Can't Opt-Out of Accessibility
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Frequently Asked Unicycling Questions
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Advising Reasonable AI Criticism
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My Writing Style and Mannerisms
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Why Video Isn't My Publishing Preference
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AI Model History is Being Lost
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The Implementation of This Site
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JPEG XL and Google's War Against It
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Minecraft, Nostalgia, and Growing Up
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A Year With The Framework Laptop 13
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Prematurely Pulling The Plug On 3G
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The Ultimate LibreOffice Setup
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Skills: 19
Technical
Business
Creative
Education: 3
Diploma, Information Technology (Front-End Development)
Completed units on object-oriented design, validating application designs against specifications, managing client problems, building dynamic websites and web apps (including with Next.js), completing user experience testing and audits, developing information architecture, creating complex website layouts with CSS, building documents using markup languages, and writing client-side scripts.
A real client project (https://vale.rocks/portfolio/public-libraries-western-australia) was involved.
National ID ICT50220
Certificate IV, Graphic Design
Completed units on articulating, presenting and debating ideas, investigating business opportunities, applying colour theory, generating design solutions, exploring and applying the creative process to 2D forms, creating typefaces and applying typographic techniques, user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, approaching briefs, and applying information on design history and theory.
National ID CUA40720
Certificate IV, Information Technology
Completed units on cyber-security risk management, writing scripts for software applications, designing and implementing network security infrastructure, evaluating cloud solutions and services, installing and configuring virtual machines and small enterprise branch networks, resolving ICT problems, monitoring and administering systems, and applying programming techniques.
National ID ICT40120
Languages: 1
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